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ToquiNotes: Recalling the Life of My First Best Friend

Posted on April 11, 2026

He was my first best friend. Outside of my own mother and father, as well as my sister, no one has known me longer....

ToquiNotes: A Friend to the End and a Friend to City of Bridgeport - Recalling the Life of Bill McCartney

Posted on March 28, 2026

I am not sure of the exact time I met William Howard “Bill” McCartney. What I am sure of is that it was li...

ToquiNotes: Educational Road to End as Dave Mazza, Former BMS and Current DCHS Principal, Retiring

Posted on March 21, 2026

For nearly four decades, David Mazza has been helping shape lives in his role as an educator. It all started back in 1...

ToquiNotes: Trying to Confirm a Possible Second City Fish Tale of Decades-Old Restaurant on its Last Legs

Posted on March 14, 2026

A few months back, I ran a blog about a “true fish tale” right here in Bridgeport. The blog focused on Cap...

ToquiNotes: An Impact on Those Who Knew Him and Those Who Needed Him - Remembering Lou Aragona

Posted on March 07, 2026

Editor's Note: Last month marked the five-year anniversary of the passing of Bridgeport's Lou Aragona, who exerted...

ToquiNotes: Trying to Measure the Impact that Proves Immeasurable - the Life of Petrina Oliverio Bonamico

Posted on February 28, 2026

It was Feb. 14, Valentine’s Day for those who find that date familiar. My wife Valerie and I were at the same sp...

ToquiNotes: City's Connection to Robert Duvall, James Cann, Francis Ford Coppola, and George Lucas

Posted on February 21, 2026

Editor's Note I: This blog first ran in October of 2013. With the Feb. 15 passing of Robert Duvall, it seemed appropriate...

ToquiNotes: The Short, but Memory-Filled Lifespan, of the Former Holiday Plaza's Pappy's Family Pub

Posted on February 14, 2026

Editor's Note I: Please note that this blog appears, verbatim, as it did in 2017 when it first ran for those that find...

ToquiNotes: The 10-Year Anniversary of the Passing of City Man whose Bridgeport Impact is Immeasurable

Posted on February 07, 2026

Well before Richard “Tiny” Grimes became the Bridgeport Public Works Director, he remembers getting lessons on a regul...

ToquiNotes: A True City Fish Tale of a Decades-Gone Restaurant that Once Did Business along Main Street

Posted on January 31, 2026

EDITOR'S NOTE I:  Updated with information from Dr. Theodore Kress. Thank you Dr. Kress.   When people think back...

ToquiNotes: A Beautiful Tale of BHS's Alma Mater, its Late Author and How it Helped Beat Back Dementia

Posted on January 24, 2026

Editor's Note I: This blog ran nearly 10 years ago, in August of 2016. For anyone who has a loved one battling dem...

ToquiNotes: BHS has a National Coach of Year, and Unconditional Support by a Spouse Made it Possible

Posted on January 17, 2026

There may be some confusion for those reading this blog. The only point of that confusion is that it may seem like a s...

ToquiNotes: Deceased Restaurant List "The Sequel"

Posted on January 10, 2026

Editor's Note: A blog that ran in November was a blog from many years ago. That original blog drew so many comments th...

ToquiNotes: Revisiting Story of When a BHS Student Realized Spirit of Christmas and Santa Claus are Real

Posted on December 20, 2025

EDITOR'S NOTE: This blog first ran prior to Christmas 2016. This is one of the most beautiful stories I've ha...

ToquiNotes: Longing for a One-Stop Holiday Shopping Trip Back in Time to Hills Department Store

Posted on December 13, 2025

For whatever reason, the whole idea of shopping for Christmas takes a bit of fun out of the whole holiday experience....
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